Doing Business 2009 - Government of Grenada

Procedure
1
Obtain location plan from Land and Survey Office
Time to complete:
Cost to complete:
Comment:
1 day
no charge
According to Article 110.2 of the Grenada Building Code, a location plan showing "the
name and position of the existing roads and fixed and easily identifiable points such as
streams, road junctions, bridges, and nearby houses" must be obtained from the Lands and
Survey Office before application for a development permit.
Procedure
2
Obtain Development Permit from Land Development Control Authority
Time to complete:
90 days
Cost to complete: XCD 3,000
Comment:
Procedure
3
The Land Development Control Authority sends copies of the documents to the Ministry
of Health, Ministry of Works, a structural engineer, and an architect at Physical Planning
Unit (PPU). All these bodies review the plans and send recommendations to the PPU,
which then prepares a report to the Development Control Authority (DCA). The DCA (its
board) meets to decide whether the plan passed or failed. If it failed, comments are sent to
the applicant for resubmission. If it passed, the permit is issued and construction can
begin. If nothing is built on the site for a year, the applicant must resubmit the application.
XCD 3,000 is a flat fee for industrial buildings.
Request and receive final inspection from the Land Development Control Authority
Time to complete:
15 days
Cost to complete: XCD 170
Comment:
Procedure
4
The Land Development Control Authority must inspect the warehouse upon completion
of construction. The final inspection to obtain the certificate of occupancy shall not take
place "until the necessary certificates of approval in respect of electrical works have been
issued by the Electrical Inspector."
Obtain Certificate of Occupancy form the Land Development Control Authority
Time to complete:
7 days
Cost to complete: XCD 5
Comment:
Procedure
5
According to Article 115 of the Grenada Building Code, a new building "shall not be
occupied or a change made in occupancy or the nature of the use of a building or part of a
building changed until after the Authority has issued a certificate of occupancy."
Receive electricity inspection and obtain electricity inspection certificate -internal wiring
Time to complete:
Cost to complete:
Comment:
1 day
no charge
Electrical inspector will check internal wiring of the warehouse. He will issue a clearance
on the spot. This clearance is needed by GRENLEC in order to connect the warehouse to
the main grid.
Procedure
6
Obtain electricity service
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